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Mass Spectrometry Analysis Of A Sample

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 83788

A laboratory analysis using mass spectrometry, an instrument that sorts the components of a sample by molecular weight and so identifies substances very precisely. It is used for substances that have no standard named test of their own, and for samples in which several substances must be told apart at once.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mass Spectrometry Analysis Of A Sample cost?

$35.48

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $67.61.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $56 to $68Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107
$20$50$100facility $56professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Oklahoma than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 11th of 50

$35.48

OK $170NJ $16.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.